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In 2012, as a Chisholm Trail Academy senior, Peter Choque was a Music Festival Scholarship Finalist on the violin for the Meyerson Music Festival. Today he plays the violin at Southwestern, and is active with the Southwestern Symphony Orchestra as well as the string quartet.
"I participated in Southwestern's music festival for 7 years but being a finalist gave me new responsibilities as a mentor," says Choque. "I would be in a different place without this scholarship."
In his fifth-grade music class, Choque began to take violin lessons. The interest in violin continues into his college studies. Although Choque is a nursing major, he makes time for music as much as possible.
"I really like the music program at Southwestern because they seemed to care about everyone," says Choque. "It doesn't matter if you're not a music major."
When he thinks about his future, Choque is not sure what the exact plan is, but he trusts that God will make the path clear. "Originally, I wanted to be a doctor here in the states but I think God is calling me to be a missionary. I still don't know where, but the plan is to go wherever God leads me."


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Coeur d' Alene Press 14 Oct 1937 Thursday
RATHDRUM PIONEER IS TAKEN BY DEATHRufus Beck, 64 pioneer resident of Rathdrum died last evening at a local hospital. The body is at the Cassedy Funeral Home and funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of a sister, Mrs. O. H. Fuller of Fort Blakely, Wash.
Rufus was born 18 Jun 1879 to Simon and Mary Beck in Michigan. the family moved to Rathdrum, Idaho sometime before 1900.
His only known sibling was a young sister Lola (I'm not sure is this is the same O.H. Fuller named in the obituary or is that is a different sister. This sister was the only sibling found with the family in the census records from 1900-1930). She was born in Wisconsin in 1886, so the family must have lived in Wisconsin for a while before moving to Idaho.
From at least as early as 1910 until his death Rufus was a Blacksmith for Rathdrum. Rufus lost his mother Mary in 1919. By 1920 he and his father were partners in a Blacksmith shop until Simon's death in 1929.
Rufus finally married later in life some time before 1920 to Myrtle. I believe the son living with them in 1920, Thomas, was hers from a former marriage, even though he is listed as Rufus' son in the 1920 census.
I wondered how a man who was a big part of the Rathdrum community, a booming logging community at the time, ends up poor with the county burying him. But if you think about his profession as a blacksmith, he died at a time when the blacksmith was becoming extinct. People were starting to buy cars, not to mention the Great Depression which had been going on for nearly a decade at the time of this death.

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As soon as you go inside you find yourself in a dark room. The objects on display in the cabinets at the Saarland exhibition have an almost theatrical effect.
We aren't talking about diamonds, but rather lumps of coal and tools with which miners have been quarrying the Saar for its 'black gold' for more than 250 years. 'Das Erbe – the mining exhibition in the Saarland' also includes artefacts, films and historical pictures that document the everyday life of a miner.
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Zscaler's Mike Gaide talked about the ability of the bad guys to quickly establish bogus, infected sites within hours of a topic becoming popular such as unknown traveler Tom Stuker's interview on Fox News this past Sunday about flying 700,000 miles in 2009. Not long after that interview, all the top links on searches for Tom Stuker led to infected sites. Mike Gaide's blog post on that is here:
Mike Gaide, researcher for Zscaler said:
"Given the speed at which these search terms are poisoned, it is likely that the hackers may have bots monitoring popular media feeds for names / key-phrases that folks are likely to Google ... This type of leveraging of the media as a decision-based feed for automation reminds me of the fictional book Daemon. Other members in the security industry have taken recent notice to these rapid SEO attacks as well: Brittany Murphy via f-secure.com and Beware of bad Google search results."
As Christmas approaches, and searches for things like Christmas dinner, Christmas music, heartburn, and a myriad of other topics start appearing, the odds are good that bad guys trying to make money will be busy creating bogus sites rather than enjoying the holiday spirit.
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The small area of cartilage between your nostrils. Very popular piercing area. However, caution should be exercised with this piercing, and should not be done if you have a deviated septum.
"I now look like a bull with my huge septum ring!"
by invictus February 19, 2004
by niggaliciouszor April 29, 2007
A transit agency for the Philadelphia region. Gifted with a great system inherited from the PTC, P&W, Red Arrow, PRR and Reading Railroad, but hamstrung by a shitty management almost from their start in the 1960s. They ignore the city while pandering to the suburbs, fucking over the source of 60 or more percent of their ridership. They are simultaneously cursed and blessed by many residents of Philadelphia.
Also a killer of trolley lines, and inventor of bustitution.
Also a killer of trolley lines, and inventor of bustitution.
Goddamn SEPTA sucks, why do we need a fucking line to Reading when we can't even run enough rail service on the routes we own!!!
by Wdobner March 25, 2004
Society for the Elimination of Public Transportation Altogether; the official name for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Public Transportation Authority for many Philadelphians.
Also see: INEPTA
Also see: INEPTA
SEPTA must pull random times for their schedules out of their ass; their buses or trains are always late.
by darkdan November 11, 2007
Acronym- South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
The SEPTA train was running 30 minutes late.
by Wraith July 16, 2004
A small fleshy area inbetween your nostrils, generaly confused with cartillage, but it is indeed flesh and not cartillage. this is a common area to get pierced, which in most cases is a generaly painless procedure. this is also a great piercing to have if you would like to have many piercings, but, you dont want them all to be visible, because with a 12 or 14 gauge retainer (relatively horse shoe shaped) you can easily turn or slip the ring up.
by mischivousmic April 14, 2007
The part of your nose that seperates your nostrils. It can be pierced for a "bull ring" type effect. Also if you do a lot of cocaine over a long period of time (like daily use for years) you will likely rot a hole through your septum, sometimes destroy it altogether and get left with one big nostril...nasty.
Notable people with pierced septums include Keith Flint (from Prodigy) and Saint Dog (of Kottonmouth Kings fame)
Don't do cocaine daily for a long period of time, you can do some serious damage to your septum.
Do you think it is possible for a cocaine user with a hole erroded through their septum to wear a ring through it?
Don't do cocaine daily for a long period of time, you can do some serious damage to your septum.
Do you think it is possible for a cocaine user with a hole erroded through their septum to wear a ring through it?
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George Jones Released From Hospital
Legendary singer George Jones was finally released from the hospital after being admitted six days ago, on March 29, for an upper respiratory infection. His publicist, Kirt Webster, said in a public statement that the 80-year-old Jones "wants to thank all his friends and fans for their prayers and well wishes over the past few days."
Jones is reported to be spending some time at home resting and recuperating before his next show, which will take place on April 20 in Mahnomen, Minn. Though rumors were circulating that the 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' singer was actually battling pneumonia, Webster put those rumors to bed, denying the claim.
The legend was admitted to a Nashville-area hospital last Thursday and was just planning on remaining under the care of doctors overnight. That one-night stay grew into nearly a week, though, so we're glad to hear that he's finally been released. The singer was also admitted to the hospital in January of 2011 to be monitored after a routine checkup.
Despite medical battles of different kinds, Jones is still planning on hitting the road again for the remainder of his tour, which will keep him quite busy right up until the end of 2012. We're so glad to see that Jones has recovered, and now we just want to know where we can get a bit of that same kind of unstoppable energy!


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VERO BEACH, Fla. — A McDonald's cashier called 911 after a Vero Beach drive-thru customer allegedly offered to pay for his meal with marijuana. The Indian River County Sheriff's Office said the cashier called Monday with a description of the vehicle the suspect had been riding in.
A deputy spotted the vehicle, found marijuana in the car and arrested its occupant, 27-year-old Shawn Alexander Pannullo.
Pannullo was charged with possession of cannabis and posted $500 bail. It was unclear if he had an attorney.
A sheriff's report did not say what the suspect ordered at McDonald's or if he ultimately purchased the meal using something other than marijuana.
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I hope this post finds you well and partaking of all the blessings of Ramadan.
As you know, this post is a Hijabs High first as I have never written on this blog personally before as the emphasis has been on all of you and your inspirational style and verve. However, as many of you have noticed, Hijabs High has gone through periods of dormancy in the last year. I have received many messages regarding the state of the blog updates and lots of good wishes and encouragement that it continue.
The support that this blog receives is overwhelming and I wanted to thank you all for taking the good of what is here and letting others know about it. I also wanted to share with you that, in the past year I have become a mother for the first time after a somewhat difficult pregnancy and that is the reason that the posts on Hijabs High have been so sporadic. I simply have been focused on the baby and rearranging my life and in the hullabaloo of this terrific new adventure of motherhood, Hijabs High has, unfortunately, suffered a bit.
But, as my life settles back into a good routine, I once again have the time and energy to commit to posting here and in saying that, I have an idea and I need your help!
I would like to restart posting on Hijabs High with an Eid Style Extravaganza and with your help, I think we can have an awesome, international collection of Eid Style!
So on Eid ul-Fitr, this year, take your camera with you and snap some images of those fabulous hijabistas at Eid prayers, when you go visiting, at dinner or even in the back garden.
Then upload and email the pictures to me at hijabshigh[at]gmail[dot]com no later than Tuesday September 14, 2010.
I will then post them together over several days for a veritable Eid Style-a-Thon!
Things to keep in mind when taking pictures:
- Capture and send a high-resolution image from a digital camera or iphone - usually other camera phones do not take large enough images
- Try to capture the entire outfit
- We like it when hijabistas are smiling!
- Remember to tell me when and where the picture was taken - what city and country
Finally, I want to assure everyone that I am absolutely committed to Hijabs High and, with your help, will continue to do my best to regularly post fabulous images from around the world.
Looking forward to receiving and posting your images!
Much love and many blessings!


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Sunday, November 3, 2013
Degrees Offered in Web Designing
You can always attain your goal to earn a certificate, diploma or degree in your desired profession. A web design degree gives you the best opportunity for your goal in the field of web designing. There are web design programs offered at bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels, as well as special diplomas and certificates in web designing.Web design certifications are very much in demand. Various software programs for web designing are available in the market, and new ones are launched on a regular basis. People learn the new software and receive a certificate. These certificates are short cuts to entering into the field of web designing.Certificates are your best options to learn about new software packages and keep abreast of the web design market and its trends. In addition, most companies highly welcome job applicants who have special certifications along with their academic degrees and other qualifications. In fact, many organizations conduct seminars on new software packages to keep pace with emerging technologies. Certificates play a very important role in the recruitment process.A bachelor's degree in web designing is recommended for those who want an in-depth knowledge of the techniques of web technologies. Web technologies include web programming, web maintenance, web development, web animation control and many more. Those with a bachelor's degree in web designing will gain expertise in web development software packages and be able to analyze the underlying software technology. They can begin their career as a web administrator or network/system administrator. They can deal with bugs caused by the program and perform trouble shooting. Furthermore, they can provide hands-on experience of new technologies to their subordinates.E-Commerce has taken a firm hold in today's global market, and web designers can play a vital role in a company's overall productivity. Their skills are also apparent in the field of visual communication. They are recognized as masters of all web technologies.People with an Associate Degree in Web Designing can show their expertise in design software such as DreamWeaver, webApps, Photoshop, etc. This degree takes two years and enhances a web designer's resume. Web design classes for this degree include desktop publishing, database management systems and computer science applications.The highest degree in web designing is a PhD or doctorate degree. People with a PhD can embark on a career as researcher, professor or developer. These designers can conduct a research to develop new applications and software packages that provide real time solutions. Their research results provide authenticated solutions to enhance the performance of existing technologies and integrate and synchronize them with current systems demands.
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This post is part of Wavelength, a series of guest curated sound art and music mixes.
Still from the music video for Mount Kimbie, "Carbonated."
"What do you want to make of your life? A cruel question, when it is not a naïve one. What is a life if not a definitive unmaking? Whatever the gibberings of profane man, it is not open to us to make anything of ourselves."
–Nick Land, The Thirst For Annihilation
"Perhaps the young of this generation haven't the stamina to launch the epochal transformation they seek; but there should be no mistaking the fact that they want nothing less. 'Total rejection' is a phrase that comes readily to their lips, often before the mind provides even a blurred picture of the new culture that is to displace the old."
–Theodore Roszak, The Making of a Counter Culture
Alvin Toffler's seminal book Future Shock (1970) posited the modular man, the disposable person, as one of the fundamental units and products of an urban, post-industrial society. We interact with specific modules of a person rather than the full human.


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(By Ronald Sanabria) My colleagues and I arrived at the end of another workday on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast -- a region blessed by natural beauty and rich local culture. We met to learn about effective business management practices for tourism businesses, designed to help us interact responsibly with the natural and cultural resources that attract visitors to the region. These resources are the "green gold†that has made tourism one of the most important industries of the Costa Rican economy.
Accompanied by the roar of crashing waves and the song of tiny frogs practicing their nocturnal serenade, we arrived at the end of another workday on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast -- a region blessed by natural beauty and rich local culture. Twenty of us had gathered in this natural paradise to discuss the importance of developing responsible tourism. My colleagues and I spent three days in workshops with owners of small hotels spanning the region from Cahuita National Park on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast to the beautiful Panamanian islands in Bocas del Toro.
We met to learn about effective business management practices for tourism businesses, designed to help us interact responsibly with the natural and cultural resources that attract visitors to the region. These resources are the "green gold" that has made tourism one of the most important industries of the Costa Rican economy. Almost 1.2 million tourists visited this country in 2003. They stay in Costa Rica for approximately 12 nights on average and spend a bit over $100 each day. Most of them travel on their own. Forty percent are between 30 and 40 years old and 56% have concluded university studies. In 2003, there were more than 34 thousand rooms available and, very importantly, approximately 80% of all hotels are small and medium enterprises with less than 40 rooms (only 26 hotels have more than 100 rooms).
Undeniably, Costa Rica's national parks play an important part in making tourism a successful industry. Twenty percent of the national protected areas are open to the public and 70% of the tourists visit public protected areas. Interestingly, visitation is not only by foreign visitors but also from domestic tourism. It is estimated that 26% of the protected areas' income comes from tourist fees.
After 20 years of experience promoting nature-based tourism, this industry has become the primary source of income for this Central American country's economy since 1994. The hotel owners from the Caribbean region of Costa Rica were conscious of the need to protect the natural riches that have brought thousands of clients to their doors. We worked as a group analyzing ways to develop sustainable tourism products and services that would operate in harmony with the environment, surrounding communities and local cultures. Our goal was to make sure that the local people will be the permanent beneficiaries of tourism development. Based on these concepts, sustainable tourism as an industry depends on the protection, rather than the exploitation, of natural resources. Potentially, sustainable tourism (and by extension, ecotourism) offers many local benefits to communities, including education, job opportunities and respect for traditional ways of life. But how do we translate these concepts into practical actions that will guide the tourism industry toward sustainability? A strong commitment from all stakeholders delivering, purchasing and benefiting from tourism is necessary.
Costa Rica is not the only example of a country debating these issues due to its booming nature-based tourism industry. Since 1998 we have seen how nature-based tourism has become one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry. That year it was estimated that nature-based tourism represented 20% of total international travel. As a matter of fact, back in the 80s we had a handful of countries selling nature-based or culture-based tourism. Today, virtually every country sells similar products. For example, many Latin American countries are trying to position themselves in the market place by leveraging its natural and cultural assets. We can see these efforts being captured in national marketing strategies and in official slogans that feature nature or culture-based messages and connotations: Guatemala: Soul of the Earth; Belize, Mother Nature's Best Kept Secret; Costa Rica, No Artificial Ingredients; Panama, The Path Less Traveled; Peru, Land of the Incas; Ecuador, Life at its Purest; Chile, Nature that Touches You; and Uruguay, A Natural Country, just to name a few.
Strong marketing and promotion of our natural resources and increased visitation to natural sites or fragile communities represent risks. Latin America is ranked as the second world region in terms of international tourism receipts; according to the World Tourism Organization (WTO), in 2002 the Americas earned US$ 114 billion from tourism and between 1990 and 2000 the international annual average growth was 4.2%, just the Caribbean islands equaled this international average. Central and South America had percentages of growth higher than this international average, 8.4% and 6.8% respectively. In 2003, international tourism arrivals in Latin America and the Caribbean totaled 36.4 million. This same year the WTO stated that destinations in the Caribbean, Central and South America "kept their very positive performance enjoying the competitive advantage of a weak dollar and of the search for "˜known and nearby' destinations."
Let's take a closer look at the Central American region. Between 1999 and 2003 our region experienced a 41% increase in income from tourism and a 30% increase in the numbers of visitors. On average, all Central American countries experienced growth between these same years. El Salvador experienced a steady growth with peaks in 2000 and 2002 with a slight decrease between 2002 and 2003. Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Belize experienced a steady growth but without significant increases year after year. On the other hand, Honduras and Panama have experienced more rapid growth in the last couple of years.
Many companies and entire tourism industries in these countries depend on sound natural environments and good community relations in order to operate. However, described once as "an industry without smokestacks," tourism provides opportunities as well as threats to environmental protection and the well-being of local communities. There are plenty of examples worldwide of unsustainable tourism development. According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), some of the main risks are unsustainable consumption of natural resources, displacement of local people and wildlife, habitat destruction, pollution, erosion and introduction of exotic species, lack of respectful behavior towards local cultures, and, at the global level, loss of biodiversity, contribution to global warming, and depletion of the ozone layer. In summary, a lack of direct benefits to local communities and no direct support to conservation efforts have a direct effect on the sustainability of the tourism industry.
In order to remain competitive tourism companies need, to work on the three components of sustainability: environmental conservation, social well-being, and economic growth. These components guide our work on sustainable tourism at the Rainforest Alliance. In our journey we have come to realize that the application of voluntary tools to help transform the way we use the land and our resources, the way we do business, and the way we behave as consumers is one of the most effective ways to achieve our mission. For this reason we are committed to the establishment of partnerships with different sectors for the application of practical tools to help protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that depend on them.
The public and private sector must work together formulating and implementing national and local policy planning guidelines and evaluation frameworks for sustainable tourism; helping governments and NGOs develop shared sustainability standards; ensuring that investments in the tourism sector implement sustainable practices; helping businesses implement sustainable practices; making technical and financial assistance accessible to businesses of all sizes; supporting sustainable tourism public-private partnerships; supporting voluntary, accountability mechanisms such as third-party, independent certification to monitor compliance with sustainable tourism standards; and increasing consumers' access to information to help us make responsible purchases.
Yes, valued reader, as tourists we can contribute to the development of a more sustainable tourism industry. You hold in your hands the power to decide what kind of services and companies you choose to do business with. Where demand exists, supply will follow. Take home from your vacations more than just beautiful memories and photographs. Make sure you also have the satisfaction of knowing that you have contributed to sustainable tourism development through a careful choice of services. I encourage you to use your buying power to favor tourism businesses committed to conserving natural resources and promoting social well-being. Only in this way will the hotel owners from the beautiful beaches and rainforests of Costa Rica's Caribbean coast — and many other equally committed business people in other parts of the world — be able to share nature in all her beauty and local customs with future generations.
Ronald Sanabria is Director of Sustainable Tourism for The Rainforest Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting ecosystems and improving the quality of life for local populations through the implementation of better business practices for sustainability and conservation of biodiversity.
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We at Cable&Clark have evolved over the years, adapting to change and market needs. Right now, we are going through a major shift in our business model — a model that changes that way we deliver our services to clients and, more importantly, puts greater control in the hands of law firms. We believe this makes the greatest market sense, and after several years of working in the industry, firmly believe that law firms are primed and ready for this shift.
At C&C, we got people thinking. We got our clients to change their perceptions of the law library and to view it in a new, modern way with unlimited potential. We shared knowledge and trained staff with skills to implement new procedures and processes on their own.
We've been preaching various concepts for years with our clients, but oftentimes libraries don't have the resources or know-how available to facilitate new ways of monitoring, distributing and strategically planning the effective use of the offered resources. So, instead of talk, we decided to put these best practices, strategies and concepts into action through Topaz Research, an integrated platform where legal research takes place.
There is a lot we have learned through the years – what attorneys need in the new world of law, what firm business leaders need from their library business leaders and to quote a favorite CFO, "Why does the library cost so damn much?" Topaz was created to answer these questions and more. Topaz introduces an unprecedented level of intelligent legal research management that is defined by your firm's different users and needs.
In this way, Topaz represents a major shift – transforming the practice of law with intelligent legal research. Law firms now have access to a tool that gives them the power to implement streamlined processes and procedures, manage information distribution and procurement in a wholly integrated environment, and perform critical decision-making on-the-fly for resource management and cost containment.
If you would like to find out more about Topaz or would like to test drive it for your law firm, email me, Sarah Clark Kavanagh.


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The seventh day of the competition started out with wind changing directions and blowing onshore again rather than the forecasted offshore direction. Overcast skies dominated the skyline while the temperature was a bit warmer (18°C) than it has been in the past days.
As the day wore on, the wind steadily picked up speed to near gale-force winds reaching up to 40 knots, forming moderately high waves. Due to safety concerns for both competitors and rescue crew, the race director decided not to run the last three remaining races. So the competition for kiteboarding is now officially over.
The French debut of the PKRA 2008 World Tour comes to a close with a series of successful kiteboarding games under its belt. This PKRA stop, the second in a series of destinations in and around North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa, saw the most number of kiteboarding races held so far in a single stop.
The Freestyle event concluded in a record three days and has once again showcased some of the best kiteboarding athletes in the world. Organized by the Office de Tourisme de Leucate in partnership with VW Utilitaires and Portail Orange, the PKRA World Tour competition in France was held side by side with the Mondial du Vent, the most prestigious and longest-running kiteboarding and windsurfing competition in Europe.
The Freestyle events were held from April 12 to 14 and were greeted by varying conditions, from light winds to gust of up to 35 knots. The top-ranked PKRA kiteboarders once again made it to the top and the classic Aaron Hadlow – Kevin Langeree match-up provided the highlights of the event in the men's division.
Spain's Gisela Pulido once again pulled off her big moves to defeat Bruna Kajiya in the final events in the women's division.
In kiteboard racing scene, it was Mexico's and one of North's pride, Sean Farley who has been at the top since the start of the Racing on April 12. Farley, who had a successful start by winning the first race, never looked back and dominated much of the games, ending his record here in France with six 1st place finishes and a total of 15.2 points.
Another North racer, Charles Deleau came in second overall with a total of 16.28 points, finishing his record with four 1st places finishes throughout the competition. In total, the North team won a record 10 races out of 13 in the men's division and 8 out of 13 races in the women's division.
Dirk Hanel of North Kiteboarding commented, "It was really great to test the new North gear here in Leucate. Sean, Ken, Sky and I have been testing the 2-fin board on the same testing ground together while Charles tests a 4-fin board. As the race results have shown, I think that working in two directions as far as the board is concerned, is a big advantage for the whole team."
After France, the PKRA 2008 World Tour goes to El Yaque, Margarita and El Coche island in Venezuela for the third stop. The competitions will be held from April 30 to May 4, 2008 with a total of $40,000 price money at stake. Congratulations to Sean Farley and Steph Bridge!
Overall Race Results:
Men's Division: (Top 5)
1. Sean Farley (North, Mexico), 15.2 pts.
2. Charles Deleau (North, France), 16.28 pts.
3. Sami Gali (Best, Spain), 28.67 pts.
4. Julien Kerneur (France), 34.4 pts.
5. Dirk Hanel (North, Germany), 50 pts.
Women's Division: (Top 5)
1. Steph Bridge (North, UK), 9.6 pts.
2. Gina Esteva (Best, Spain), 19.4 pts.
3. Fabienne D'ortoli (Cabrinha, France), 24.1 pts.
4. Caroline Adrien (Naish, France), 41 pts.
5. Johara Sikes-Davis (Flexifoil, UK), 70 pts.
Source: PKRA


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Dropped off in an unfamiliar neighborhood a mile away from his home on Friday afternoon, Davion Conley, a kindergartner at Hazel Dell Elementary School, had no idea where he was.
WITH SIDEBAR: Tips for school bus riders, parents
Dropped off in an unfamiliar neighborhood a mile away from his home on Friday afternoon, Davion Conley, a kindergartner at Hazel Dell Elementary School, had no idea where he was.
A mix-up at the school had placed him on the wrong bus, and at the end of the route, Davion, 5, apparently was told to get off with the rest of the remaining students.
A few minutes later, Evelyn Bucci, who was in her bedroom watching television, was distracted by a noise outside.
Bucci was concerned that neighborhood kids had gotten into a dumpster being used during roof repairs at her and her husband's Laketown home, about a block away from where the bus had dropped off Davion. Then she heard loud knocking at the front door.
"I expected to find an adult," Bucci recalled Monday. It was Davion.
By the time she opened the door, he was sitting on the Buccis' porch bench, cross-legged and crying.
"He was very neat and well-taken care of," Bucci said. "I knew he came from a family quite worried."
She was right.
At the same time, Davion's mother, Nicole Wells, was frantically trying to find her son after Davion didn't get off the bus at his assigned stop in the Lake Victoria subdivision.
Hazel Dell Elementary School principal Jason Wind, also now trying to find Davion, phoned to tell Wells that her son might have been dropped off somewhere in the Poplar Place neighborhood. That tip came from a Laidlaw school bus driver assigned to a different Hazel Dell route.
Wind and Chuck Medley, a Springfield School District administrator, went to Poplar Place to knock on doors in search of Davion.
But by the time they got there, Bucci already had called Wells -- Davion was not carrying any identification, but he did know his phone number.
Minutes later, Evelyn and Ralph Bucci were driving him home.
Wind said Tuesday he still didn't know exactly what caused the mistake. Children who ride the bus home line up in Hazel Dell's gym at designated spots according to their bus numbers. They also wear stickers stating which bus they're supposed to board. Whether Davion was placed, or got bumped into, the wrong line is unknown.
"He got lost in the shuffle," Wind said. "It was our mistake. Hopefully, it will never happen again."
Other than Friday's incident, Wind said, he hasn't had a single mishap in the four years he's been principal at Hazel Dell. However, to make sure there's not another one, he completely revised his school's bus-boarding system. Wind said bused students now will be matched to their buses according to a color-coded system — something Wells suggested — and every student will be assigned to a particular bus seat.
"They needed to come up with something," Wells said. "The principal is handling it well."
However, Wells said her son remains traumatized. He has told his mother he doesn't want to take the bus anymore and she's been driving him to and from school.
On Sunday, two days after getting lost, he wrote a letter to his teacher, pledging to be good in school. Wells said her son is afraid he did something wrong to deserve what happened.
One piece of good news is that Davion encountered a helpful resident during his ordeal.
"I'm so grateful he picked us," Bucci said. "We felt quite special."
Pete Sherman can be reached at 788-1539 or email@example.com.
Every year, more than 24 million school children ride buses to and from school, according to the School Bus Information Council. Inevitably, a few of them enter the wrong bus or get off at the wrong stop.
The following tips for parents and children, gathered from numerous sources, may help reduce or more quickly resolve bus mishaps:
For parents:
*Make sure children carry their name, address and phone number and that the identification is securely fashioned to an article of clothing or backpack. Better yet, help them also memorize that information.
*Become familiar with a child's bus route — where it stops and starts and at what times. Have school, bus-company and emergency phone numbers easily accessible.
*Meet children at the bus stop. If that's not possible, recruit a responsible sibling, neighbor, baby sitter, etc.
*Help children learn their bus route and teach them not to get off at an unfamiliar location. Drive the route with them in your car so they become familiar with it.
*Learn the school's system for lining up kids for the bus, what is required when a change of plans is necessary and who, specifically, is responsible for watching your children board the bus.
*Help your child learn how to place a collect phone call.
For children:
*Tell the bus driver that you are not supposed to get off at a stop that looks strange or is unfamiliar.
*If you are dropped off at an unfamiliar location, walk with another student to his or her house or apartment.
*If no students are available to follow, stop and look around. Try to find a house where there are swings, toys or other children-friendly objects around.
*Do not hide.
*Do not enter a stranger's car.


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Report structural sidewalk issues online using the form linked below and the City will address your concern.
Report a Sidewalk Structural Issue
- This form is for reporting sidewalks that are cracked, broken or uneven.
- This form is not for unshoveled sidewalks. Go to report snow or ice on sidewalk. See snow shoveling rules.
- Questions with an asterisk (*) are required.
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- When you submit the form you will receive an email confirming your request.
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== URI Templates ==
== URI Templates ==
URI to another page. the URI can to the
object metadata , to in the validation properties, or to variables defined in Orion. Variables are referenced curly brackets {} .
The following variables are systemwide variables independent of the page object or variable names in the validation properties
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This template links to a particular page (content.html) in the running Orion instance, and
This template links to a particular page (content.html) in the running Orion instance, and the value of the <tt>Location</tt> property in the originating page's object metadata after the hash. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percent-encoding percent-encoded] when the template is expanded. This is required for any variables that we expect to contain raw URL characters like '/', which would otherwise be encoded to %2F by the template engine.
== Content Types ==
== Content Types ==
Revision as of 19:44, 11 February 2014
- 1 Overview of plugging into Orion pages
- 2 orion.page.content
- 3 orion.page.link
- 4 orion.page.link.related
- 5 orion.core.linkScanner
- 6 orion.core.content
Overview of plugging into Orion pages
An important part of plugging into Orion pages is supplying links that connect the user to other pages inside and outside of Orion. Page-level linking services allow plugins and page authors to contribute links and other forms of connectivity between an Orion page and other web pages. The most general of these services can be used on any Orion page.
When specifying links to other pages, a service may need to use some information about the page to decide whether a link is applicable and how the link is composed. This is accomplished for many services by using the validationProperties, uriTemplate, and contentType properties in the service definition.
Validation Properties
Validation properties describe the properties of a page object that should be analyzed to determine whether a particular service applies to the object. They can optionally store information from page objects into variables that can be referenced in a URI template. Contributing services generally specify one or more of these properties in an array.
The ValidationProperty Object
A ValidationProperty has the following properties:
- source
- String The name of a property to look for in the target object. The ":" character represents nested properties, and the "|" character represents OR'ed properties. The "[n]" operator may appear after a property name to treat the property as an array.
For example:
- The source Location specifies that the page object must have a "Location" property, such as myObject.Location.
- The source Git:ContentLocation specifies that the page object must have a sub-object and property such as myObject.Git.ContentLocation.
- The source ChildrenLocation|ContentLocation means that the page object must have either a property such as myObject.ChildrenLocation or a property such as myObject.ContentLocation. The first property found will be used.
- Elements of an array can be referred to by ":n" or "[n]". For example, the source Children[0] specifies that the page object must have a "Children" property with at least one element in it.
- A negative array index "[-n]" refers to the element at index length - n. For example, Children[-1] refers to the last element of the Children array.
- match
- String|Object A value used to validate the source property. In general, the value of the page object's property will be compared against this value. However, if this value is a string, it gives a regular expression pattern that will be passed to the RegExp constructor.
- variableName
- String Optional. The name of a variable that represents the value of the source property. If provided, then an associated URI template may reference a variable of this name, and it will be substituted with the value of the matched source property.
- variableMatchPosition
- String Optional. A string that specifies what part of a matching string is used in the variable value when a regular expression was used to match the property.
- "all" (default) means the entire property value should be substituted for the variable.
- "only" means only the matching part of the property value should be substituted in the URI template.
- "before" means the part before the match is substituted in the URI template.
- "after" means the part after the match is substituted in the URI template.
- replacements
- ReplacePattern[] Optional. Specifies an array of replacements that can be used to further modify a variable value used in a URI template. Each ReplacePattern element has the following properties:
- pattern
StringRegExp string giving the pattern to match.
- replacement
StringThe string that replaces a match. JavaScript's special replacement patterns can be used here.
Example: targeting a property
Consider a model object like a File returned by the Orion file API. A file located at the path /MyProject/src/README.md within an Orion workspace might have the following properties:
Parents: [
ChildrenLocation: "/file/username/MyProject/src/?depth=1",
Location: "/file/username/MyProject/src/",
Name: "src"
ChildrenLocation: "/file/username/MyProject/?depth=1",
Location: "/file/username/MyProject/",
Name: "MyProject"
We can write a Validation Property that matches a File-like object by checking for the presence of the Parents property in our source:
source: "Parents"
Example 2: sub-properties
But suppose we want to match only files (and folders) that are not at the top level? Building on the previous example, we match only objects whose Parents property has a child property named 0; effectively selecting only files with 1 or more parents. (A top-level folder has an empty Parents array, and thus has no "0" property.)
source: "Parents:0" // or equivalently "Parents[0]"
Example 3: variables
Now suppose we want to generate a link to a web search for the parent folder's name. Again using the ":" child property selector, we target the Name field of the parent folder. Using the variableName, we assign the matched value to a URI variable named ParentFolder. Finally, our URI template references that variable. At display time, when the URI template is expanded, the parent folder's name will be encoded the search query string.
source: "Parents:0:Name", // or equivalently "Parents[0]:Name"
variableName: "ParentFolder"
uriTemplate: "http://www.example.org/search?q={ParentFolder}"
URI Templates
A URI template describes a hyperlink to another page. In Orion, URI templates are the format plugins use to provide links that the Orion UI can render. URI templates are preferred over simple strings because they correctly handle certain error-prone encoding rules of URLs, and they can contain variables, which offer an easy method to parameterize the URL.
The variables can refer to tpage object metadata that a command is being evaluated against, or to a variableName provided in the validation properties, or to certain system-wide variables defined in Orion. Variables are referenced by enclosing the variable name in curly brackets {VariableName} in the template expression. At display time, the Orion UI expands a URI template by substituting values in for its parameters.
The following variables are system-wide variables offered by Orion, independent of the page object or variable names in the validation properties:
- OrionHome
- Specifies the hostname for the Orion server instance. This variable can be used by a plugin that is installed in another domain to reference a page location in Orion.
The URI Template syntax is specified by RFC 6570.
Here's an example of a URI template:
This template links to a particular page (content.html) in the running Orion instance, and puts the value of the Location property in the originating page's object metadata after the hash. By default, parameter values are percent-encoded when the template is expanded. Prefixing the variable name with
+ in the template turns off percent-encoding. (This is required for any variables that we expect to contain raw URL characters like
'/', which would otherwise be encoded to
%2F by the template engine.)
Content Types
Content types may be used to further validate file-based metadata. For example, if a page link should only be visible when the page is showing HTML or CSS, a content type of ["text/html", "text/css"] can be used to express this.
Plugins can contribute page content for a page that is framed by the common Orion banner and equipped with standard Orion page services, such as the related pages menu. The page content itself is rendered in an iframe inside the page. Pages contributed in this way are opened in a URL that specifies the id of the extension.
Service methods
None. This service is purely declarative.
Service attributes
Implementations of orion.page.content must define the following attributes:
- name
- The name of the content, which is shown as the page title in the Orion banner.
- id
- A symbolic id for referencing this extension point.
- uriTemplate
- a URI Template that defines the href for the iframe content. When content is opened, it might be targeted against a particular file or folder. In this case, the template variables can refer to file or folder metadata from the target file. In addition to the standard variables used in Orion and the file/folder metadata, some special variables are used:
- SaveURL refers to a URL that can be used to save content back to Orion.
- ExitURL refers to a URL that can be used if the user chooses to exit the embedded application.
- saveToken
- Optional. An Array of objects describing token(s) that appear in the URL of the page that saves the content. The saveToken is used to find the location of any content stored by the plugin.
The following snippet defines an orion.page.content extension for showing the Pixlr image editor inside Orion.
id: "orion.pixlr.content",
name: "Pixlr",
saveToken: [{token: "imgapi?image=", terminator: "&"},
uriTemplate: "http://pixlr.com/editor/?image={+OrionHome}{+Location}&referrer=Orion&title={Name}&locktype=true&exit={+ExitURL}&target={+SaveURL}imgapi&locktitle=true,contentProvider=orion.pixlr.content"});
The URL to open this page is /content/content.html#{+Location},contentProvider=orion.pixlr.content
If the page content requires a resource location (for example, it is an editor), then typically the page would be linked using the orion editor extension point. This ensures that the page were opened with a specified location parameter in the URL. The pixlr plugin contributes an editor in this way.
id: "orion.pixlr",
name: "Pixlr Image Editor",
uriTemplate: "{+OrionHome}/content/content.html#{+Location},contentProvider=orion.pixlr.content"});
The corresponding "open with" extension point is
editor: "orion.pixlr",
contentType: ["image/gif", "image/jpeg", "image/ico", "image/png","image/tiff"]});
The link service provides a mechanism for plugins to add links that should appear in the main header of Orion pages. Clients supply the link name and URL. The header code will look for implementers of this service when generating page headers for Orion.
Service methods
None. This service is purely declarative.
Service attributes
Implementations of orion.page.link must define the following attributes:
- name
- A human readable link name, typically used as an HTML anchor element body, or in a tooltip.
- id
- A symbolic id for referencing this link.
- uriTemplate
- A URI Template that defines the link. This template may use the standard Orion URI template variables.
The following snippet defines the some of the main links that are shown in a default Orion installation.
provider.registerServiceProvider("orion.page.link", serviceImpl, {
name: "Navigator",
id: "orion.navigator",
uriTemplate: "{OrionHome}/navigate/table.html#"
provider.registerServiceProvider("orion.page.link", serviceImpl, {
name: "Sites",
id: "orion.sites",
uriTemplate: "{OrionHome}/sites/sites.html"
provider.registerServiceProvider("orion.page.link", serviceImpl, {
name: "Repositories",
id: "orion.repositories",
uriTemplate: "{OrionHome}/git/git-repository.html#"
The related link service provides a mechanism for plugins to contribute links to the "Related pages" menu in the Orion page header. Clients can specify when the link is applicable using validationProperties and contentType.
Service methods
None. This service is purely declarative.
Service attributes
Implementations of orion.page.link.related must define the following attributes:
- id
- A symbolic id for referencing this link.
- name
- A human readable link name, used in the "Related pages" menu.
- tooltip
- A tooltip used to describe the link.
- uriTemplate
- A URI Template that defines the link. This template may use page object metadata, declared variable names, or standard Orion URI template variables.
- contentType
- Optional. An array of Content Type IDs for which this link is applicable.
- validationProperties
- Optional. An array of Validation Properties describing whether the link is applicable, and optionally declaring variables to be used in the URI template.
The following related page link will determine if the current page's target has a GitUrl that conforms to the URL of git repositories hosted at github.com. If so, then parts of the URL are assigned to variables that are used to build the associated github URL.
id: "orion.git.gotoGithub",
name: "Show in GitHub",
tooltip: "Show this repository at GitHub",
validationProperties: [{
source: "GitUrl",
match: "github\.com.*\.git",
variableName: "GitHubLocation",
variableMatchPosition: "only",
replacements: [{pattern: ":", replacement: "/"}, {pattern: ".git$", replacement: ""}]
uriTemplate: "https://{GitHubLocation}"
If the service extension does not describe a name, tooltip, and uriTemplate, the implementation will look for a command extension of the same id. In this way, commands added to the navigator that link to other pages may be considered for the Related pages menu.
Link scanners are declarative services that specify patterns of text to replace with link anchors. Scanners contribute a regular expression pattern to match in the source text. They then provide a link to be inserted for each match. These scanners are used by the text link service to convert text into a DOM node with appropriate anchor and text nodes as children.
Service methods
Service attributes
Implementations of orion.core.linkScanner must define the following attributes:
- pattern
- A regular expression string to locate links in the source text
- words
- A Number identifying the number of white-space delimited words in each match
- anchor
- A template of the URL for each match. The template may contain variables of the form %1, %2, etc, which are substituted by each of the words in the match.
The following scanner will replace text of the form "bug 123456" with links of the form "https://bugs.eclipse.org/123456
var serviceImpl = {};
var serviceProperties = {
pattern: "bug\\s\\d{4,7}",
words: 2,
anchor: "https://bugs.eclipse.org/%2"
provider.registerServiceProvider("orion.core.linkScanner", serviceImpl, serviceProperties);
This scanner will replace email addresses with mailto: URLs:
var serviceImpl = {};
var serviceProperties = {
pattern: "\\b[A-Z0-9._%-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\\.[A-Z]{2,4}\\b",
words: 1,
anchor: "mailto:%1"
provider.registerServiceProvider("orion.core.linkScanner", serviceImpl, serviceProperties);
The orion.core.content service is used to define files that can be imported into a user's project folder. The service describes a contentURITemplate that can be imported into a folder. If the content is a zip file, it can be unzipped into the folder. If the content is to be generated by simply linking to another page, a uriTemplate can be used to specify the link instead of a contentURITemplate.
The user interface for this feature is not specified. The ability to generate content into a project may appear in multiple places.
Service methods
None. This service is purely declarative.
Service attributes
Implementations of orion.core.content may define the following attributes:
- name
- The user visible name of the content
- id
- The extension point id.
- description
- The user visible description which explains what the content contains.
- uriTemplate
- Optional. A URI Template that defines a link to another page that can generate the content. If this property is specified, then the contentURIProperty property will be ignored.
- contentURITemplate
- Optional. A URI Template that defines a link to content that should be imported into a project.
Here is a sample plug-in that defines a content zip file that is colocated with the Orion plugin.
var temp = document.createElement('a');
temp.href = "testContent.zip";
provider.registerService("orion.core.content", null, {
id: "orion.content.test",
name: "Another Exemplary Sample Site",
description: "Generate a sample site from Susan's test plugin.",
contentURITemplate: temp.href
When this plug-in is installed, the user will be offered "Another Exemplary Sample Site" as possible content for a project.


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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:31 pm
Post subject: Adieu John Howard
After watching the You Tube send ups of John Howard that our Aussie friends recommended, I am curious as to the reaction of his defeat...
On another blog, I saw him referred to as "George Bush's Mini-me". Too funny!
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Ah! I've been waiting for this subject to come up, I'd love to hear some thoughts from the (now sleeping) Australians too..
Mr. Rudd sounds like a good man, progressive and *globally* aware. I'm impressed that he speaks fluent Chinese.
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Personally I'm not a Rudd fan. Unfortunately John Howard became to think he was more important than his party. I do hope no one voted for Mr Rudd just because he could speak Chinese. It will be an interesting time ahead. Especially as we move home to Australia to live on 20th December. Yay - that's the best Christmas present I could wish for.
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I am not into any political party but I knew that if Howard got back in, that I would be leaving the country.
I met Kevin Rudd some years ago as he was our local member. Never thought he would be Prime Minister one day. Who knows whether he will do a good job or not, but it was definitely time for a change.
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I had resigned myself to a change of government, and now console myself with the almost-certain knowledge that if Rudd wants more than one term in government, he won't make a lot of changes in the next 3 years.
We had the dilemma of having an extremely lazy sitting member, and a totally clueless opponent. Who to vote for? The idler or the bimbo? I voted for neither in the end (I voted for the independent candidate instead) and the lazy incumbent won. Better than the alternative who couldn't understand a question if it had more than 2 phrases in it. Honestly.
We spent polling day handing out 'How to Vote' cards for Nick Xenophon, who won a seat as an independent in the Senate. YAY!! He was a state independent politician who was elected for his 'No Pokies' campaign (no slot machines for you Americans) and is a very popular, hard-working man.
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Judy-- I know this isn't the place to figure it all out, but would you say the drought is the biggest issue in Australia now?
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It is my understanding that George Bush is behind the drought.
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So is Mr. Rudd not a popular guy? It seems from what I've read that he definitely falls on my end of the political spectrum and he does seem to be more of a thinker than John Howard (again from what I can read here aux Etats Unis). I'm getting a sense of not-so-happy from our Aussie friends. Was there a better candidate running? Or do you fear that you've just swapped out one politician for another? (That's certainly my fear as I eyeball the candidates at this point!)
Actually, it probably isn't George Bush behind the drought, it's most likely Dick Cheney!
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:27 am
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I'm sure Judy will jump in here and give her opinion because it is much more informed than mine. From NZ though I see it as the Industrial Relations Bill that was Howards downfall.
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:38 am
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That was only part of it, Barbara. Many, many voters would not be affected one way or the other by Workplace Relations
It was really just that it was time for a change of government. The Coalition had been on power for 11 1/2 years, apart from the drought the country is ticking along nicely, and many people just wanted a change. There was only a 3% swing, so it wasn't a massive defeat regardless of how the media presents it.
My prediction: the Labor Party will govern for at least the next 6 years (2 terns) unless Rudd either messes up mightily ( then it will only be 3 years) or does surprisingly well, in which case there might be another term in it for him.
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:44 am
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I don't think the drought was a huge issue in the election, the broader issue of climate change was - which is obviously related in people's minds. In my humble opinion, the very unpopular Industrial Relations legislation sunk the government in the end I think and for that reason I am pleased that Labor won.
Although I am generally a Greens voter (I know, they'll never get in but I can't bring myself to vote Labor), I don't actually mind Kevin Rudd. I am impressed with his stand on the Kyoto Agreement (he says he'll sign it) and Indigenous issues (he promised to apologise to the stolen generation). I just wonder whether he will be able to stand up to his caucus. We live in interesting times.
Judy, I assume you were in Boothby. Apparently we have Kevin Foley to thank for Nicole Cornes, he apparently persuaded her to run- what a twit. I felt a bit sorry for her, but really
My vote certainly didn't count, I am in Alexander Downer territory (blue ribbon liberal).
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:26 pm
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busy days!
ummmmmmmmmm John......let's leave it at that shall we!
power is a seductive thing...
a former minister for communications, Helen Coonan was interviewed a couple of nights back...her language was of royalty..I penned to the Herald..and it was published today...thought I'd share:
Helen Coonan has said: "But none of us wanted to commit regicide."
Why were they all so frightened of this man?
this, another letter from today's paper:
Adrian Gattenhof (Letters, November 27) describes Peter Costello as the mouse that never roared. I think he was more like the Cowardly Lion.
If he had just found some courage he would have been formidable. Unfortunately for him, he was stuck with a bunch of Munchkins who blindly followed a self-proclaimed Wizard of Oz.
We are in the electorate of Lindsay...the bogus leaflet electorate! in fact Jackie Kelly lives in a street parallel to ours...for Oz readers: the morning of the can-she-really-be-saying this interview on AM my husband came home from his morning swim...I'd just heard the 10 minutes on the radio..couldn't believe what I was hearing...this, two days before election day....as Sieg came into the kitchen I asked him if he knew the news story...he said "You should see what's outside her home"....media like you wouldn't believe...the big 7 and 9 television trucks...guys in suits..gum chewing print media people...it was like a pack of wolves...and at the same time all those involved in the incident gave the wolves what they need...
sometimes I wonder what's around the corner...the what's perhaps a little better than democracy! we were offered billions of dollars in promises...sickening...as my sister said at one stage.."Who made him Santa?"...she was speaking of Howard...'though she could also have been speaking of Rudd...had Howard been reelected she was planning a move to NZ...a letter writer to the Herald was returning home..has been living in Italy because she couldn't stand living here ....
methinks one problem was the Senate...when you control the lot it ain't a good thing!
interesting that Costello and Downer didn't attend the last supper at the Lodge...and Costello's father in law has come out with all guns blazing...speaking of egomania (describing Howard)
you only want to go into that game if your hide is thicker than an elephant's...
all in all...I wish all those elected the very best...and I'd love to see John Clarke appointed as Kevin's jester
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:10 pm
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Well, Madame, now the whole of Australian politics is clear light to me
(and I should have known you'd be a letter-to-the-editor writer.)
Like Donna, I only know what I read in the paper!--but Rudd's left-leaning is how I mostly lean.
way oversimplified
understanding I got from the BBC about some things Australian--
Australia's economy has gotten better & better for 10+ years under Howard. But some say the mining boom is behind the prosperity, a large part of the minerals being sold to China. (Rudd's fluency in Chinese/China studies will fit right in here.)
Regardless of the good economy, voters chose the guy who wants to save the planet instead?
Our last midterm elections (USA) -- when many on Bush's side were replaced with Democrats--has resulted in pretty much nuthin' changing-- they are
after all.
It's quite easy to get disgusted and not care but I love watching our current crop of Presidential hopefuls jockey for position. (They should study Ruddy)
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:44 pm
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gingerpale 'n anyone interested in politics...here are two brief articles...
Arthus Sinodinos was Howard's chief of staff...obviously he knew, a year ago, that particular writing was on the wall..
and this one ..a piece by Sinodinos written 3 days back
this from a letter writer to the Herald:
Once again, Ross Gittins has cut to the heart of the matter: first, by succinctly enumerating the moral shortcomings of the Howard Government but, more importantly, by pointing out the danger that this decline in public morality has set a precedent which will be hard for future governments to resist ("A vote for honesty and decency"). Odious legislation can usually be undone. A low standard of accountability and honesty, once set, could prove harder to reverse. For the future health of our nation, let's hope Kevin Rudd is up to the task.
methinks perhaps we shouldn't be calling this circus democracy...there's gotta be another word...
any political junkies would adore being in the nation's capital today...two men standing for Opposition Leader...the life of one about to change radically ....
'n I'm still curious as to why they were frightened of Howard..his cabinet...
this from the Herald:
"So Mr Howard was keen to have it known that Senator Minchin (former Leader of the Gov in the Senate) never told him face-to-face last year that he should leave. The king of "I knew nothing!" rises unaltered from his own ashes."
still wishing all well..
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:42 pm
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I wonder whether the result would have been different if the last election hadn't delivered a coalition majority in the senate. I have a feeling that the election would have been a lot closer (although Rudd would probably still have won) if it hadn't been for the IR bill and the other unpopular policies that the government steamrolled through the senate. Tall poppy syndrome maybe?
Anyone else have an opinion?
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